Official Languages committee I can't give you the exact figures. I'm a taxi driver in Iqaluit. So I can take the pulse of what is going on in town, among all the inhabitants. That's already the reality. For example, a construction worker sees a good opportunity and comes to work in our region. Six months lat

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee I'm going to take the floor as the new manager of the AFN. I'm going to say no and hand the floor over to Mylène.

Official Languages committee I saw that we were consulted when two documents were produced: the report on northern francophone communities and another on the portrait of official language minorities in Canada, which provides a picture of our situation in remote regions. Now I am not familiar enough with the

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee As a result of the roadmap, the AFN is able to pay the salaries of our management staff and of the people who organize activities. That makes it possible for our small community to develop fully in French. As Mr. Provencher just explained, without that, it is hard to continue act

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee Here we are talking about cuts to already available funding. That means that, if available services are reduced, the finished product will definitely be less appealing. Vitality will therefore be undermined

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee I am thinking, for example, about having to lower our employment standards when hiring early childhood educators to offset the high construction cost of expanding the day care centre. It's not really worthwhile to have a large day care centre if you can't offer good services. Tha

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee With regard to the technical aspect, we all know that an airplane ticket is expensive. I would like to emphasize that there is no ground access to Nunavut. Transportation is by boat in summer and by cargo aircraft in winter. Everything has to be planned. The day care expansion mu

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee For the next roadmap, we recommend building on the expertise of the francophone community's organizations and conducting consultations. We are firmly rooted in the community and we understand the reality of the Franco-Nunavummiut. It is important for the vitality and development

April 24th, 2012Committee meeting

Mathieu René

Official Languages committee The Department of Canadian Heritage has provided financial support for the vitality of the francophone community since 1999. Under agreements on the transfer of funds from the Government of Canada to the provinces and territories, we also receive financial support from the Nunavu